May 4, 2016

Lal Bagh - Bangalore

Highlights:One of the most popular and beautiful sites of Bangalore city

Nearest Railway Station:Bangalore

Nearest Airport: Bangalore

How to reach: Well connected by road, rail and air

Hotel: A lot of options including luxurious and budget hotels all over the city

Restaurants: A lot of options across the entire cityBangalore, officially known as Bengaluru, is the capital city of Karnataka state of India. It is called as the 'Silicon Valley of India' as all IT majors have presence in the city. Bangalore is known for its pleasant climate has a lot of tourist attractions which include parks, gardens, temples, etc. Let us discuss about an interesting and beautiful site called Lal Bagh in this article.

Lal Bagh is a well known botanical garden. The ruler of Mysore, Hyder Ali, wanted to create a garden similar to Mughal Gardens, and started this in the 18th century CE. However, it was laid down completely by his son Tipu Sultan. In the late 19th century CE, the garden had just 45 acres. However, more acres of land was kept added to this garden and today this prominent tourist attraction of Bangalore has around 240 acres. The garden has a beautiful lake and thousands of species of flora. Some of the trees in this beautiful garden are more than 100 years old. The annual flower show is very popular in this garden.